Dominion Observatory

The Dominion Observatory is a historic in the in , New Zealand. It was the second observatory in Wellington. It was built in 1907 and originally named the Hector Observatory after James Hector until 1925.
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  • Observatory
  • …is operated by the Department of Conservation
  • Description: historic observatory in Wellington
  • Address: 34 Salamanca Road, Kelburn, 6012
  • Also known as
    “Dominion Observatory, Wellington”
    “Hector Observatory”
    “The Dominion Observatory”

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Dominion Observatory

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Latitude
-41.28418° or 41° 17′ 3″ south
Longitude
174.76824° or 174° 46′ 6″ east
Open location code
4VCPPQ89+87
Open­Street­Map ID
way 225194958
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­yes
Open­Street­Map feature
man_made=­observatory
Wiki­data ID
Q19875599

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